Reports of Unintended Gun Violence Collected from Media Reports Across the United States
Two Unintentional Shootings Result in Two Deaths In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 15-year-old Kenneth Burrell was unintentionally shot and killed by another 15-year-old. Several juveniles were playing with a handgun when it fired. The 15-year-old suspect was charged with negligent homicide and illegal use of weapons. Police continue to investigate. And in a state park in …
Toddler and Teenager Killed in Gun Accidents A two-year-old boy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Devonte Chambers, fatally shot himself in the chest with his father’s unsecured gun. His 29-year-old father, also named Devonte Chambers, told police that he took his son to the bedroom for a nap, and the toddler found the gun that was …
Man Stable After Shooting Self in Foot In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a man was taken to the hospital in stable condition after shooting himself in the foot. No other details have been reported. Source: Michael Scheidt, Allison Bruhl, “Man Accidentally Shot Himself in Foot, Baton Rouge Police Say,” brproud.com (June 7, 2024).
Man Accidentally Shot and Killed While Playing Video Games A man was accidentally shot while playing video games with two other people in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana. He was critically injured and pronounced dead at the hospital. All three were sitting on a bed, and according to the affidavit, Nathan Chassaing, age 18, tried grabbing a …
Man Dies in Hunting Accident In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thomas Franklin, age 54, accidentally shot Jacob Altazan, 34, while deer hunting. Altazan died at the scene. Franklin was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. Source: “Man Charged with Negligent Homicide After Deadly Hunting Accident, BRPD Says,” wafb.com (December 24, 2023).
Man Unintentionally Killed Outside Son’s Store in New York City and 13-year-old Wounded in Accidental Shooting Reda Girgis, 66, was fatally shot in the head during a drive-by shooting in Manhattan, New York. He was not the intended victim and was taking a phone call outside his son’s store when he was gunned down. Police …
Young Boys Find Loaded Assault Rifle at Home and Both are Injured It took two days for Desiree Felder, a 26-year-old Baton Rouge, Louisiana mom, to acknowledge a gun accident that injured her son and her nephew. One of the children is three and the other is six. Police were called to a hospital Monday …
Ten Unintentional Shootings Result in Eight Injuries and the Deaths of Two Children A Ville Platte, Louisiana 3-year-old girl shot herself with an unsecured gun. She was airlifted to Baton Rouge because of the extent of her injuries, where she later died. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Ben was charged with criminal negligence and negligent homicide. Ben was …
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Lynzell Anderson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, age 34, is facing negligent homicide charges after his four year old son found a loaded gun under the seat of the family car and shot himself in the face. The boy died at the scene. Anderson told police he had left his son momentarily unsupervised when he went …
Back in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where gun accidents involving children appear common, two children found a loaded gun in their home. A four-year old was shot and injured, but is in stable condition at the hospital. The children’s uncle, Kiante Hawkins, was arrested and charged with negligence. Police determined that he had left the gun …
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 23-year old Kendrick Wilson was shot to death by 26-year old Deangelo Coleman while Coleman was allegedly playing with a gun. Coleman was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. The shooting was reportedly just one of three in Baton Rouge today. A Lexington, Kentucky firefighter who was chasing a “squatter who …
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a fiv-year old found a loaded gun in his home and shot his mother in the leg. Police have not said how the child got hold of a gun. The woman’s injuries are not considered life-threatening. In Detroit, Michigan a 16-year old boy left a loaded gun on his bed where his …
Devin Page, Jr., a Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3-year old, was shot and killed by a stray bullet that entered through a window of his home. Police do not know who fired the gun. “He was a great, a very smart, intelligent 3-year-old. He was always happy, you know he loved the dance, he loves school, he …
Three children found loaded guns in their homes today and injured themselves, two of them in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The two incidents make three accidental shootings in Baton Rouge in just two days. Deetroy Watkins, 26, of Baton Rouge was arrested after he left his gun in a couch cushion. His three-year old son found …
There were at least four more serious gun accidents today, for a total of nine in two days. Several of the accidents occurred because the shooter wasn’t aware that the gun was loaded, making it unlikely that the weapons involved had a proper loaded chamber indicator, a common sense safety device. In North Pole, Alaska, …
Two children were accidentally shot and killed by older siblings in their homes today. A third child, age 8, found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself. A 12-year old Baton Rouge, Louisiana child was arrested and placed in juvenile detention after admitting that he accidentally shot and killed his four-year old sister. …
In Wichita, Kansas, a three-year old found a gun and shot herself and her father while he was sleeping. The girl was struck in the hand and her father was struck in the leg. Both were treated at the hospital. Police are investigating how the firearm was stored. During the investigation, three other children have …
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 22-year old Deyandre Gilmore was showing his gun to a 17-year old. The gun fired while being handled by the teen and Gilmore was shot dead. The teen, who has not been identified, has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide. The news report about the incident does not say whether …
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a three-year old boy found a loaded gun in his home and shot himself. Police were alerted to the incident by a call from the hospital. Although the child is expected to survive, there is an ongoing investigation. Source: “Toddler Expected to Survive after Accidental Shooting, Police Say,” Fox 8 Live …
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, two friends had returned home from a visit to the shooting range when 19-year old Brandon Spratley accidentally shot 20-year old Jermaine Sampson. Spratley was attempting to unload his handgun when the accident occurred. Sampson died at the hospital. Spratley was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. Source: “20-year-old Killed in …
Quainnesha Paul, an 18-year old Baton Rouge, Louisiana teenager died in an apparent gun accident today. She was accidentally shot in her home by a 22-year old relative, Keagan Valdry. Valdry was arrested and charged with negligent homicide. No other details were released. Source: “Baton Rouge Man Accused of Negligent Homicide After Relative’s Death in …
3-year old Amir Antoine of Baton Rouge, Louisiana shot and killed himself Saturday morning in his home. He was handling a gun and accidentally pulled the trigger. This was the second accidental shooting in the Antoine home in the last four years. In 2016, 17-year-old Ahmad Antoine was charged with negligent homicide after he accidentally …
Two People Killed, and One Injured in Unintentional Shootings In Baker, Louisiana, a 17-year-old male accidentally shot himself and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He died later from his injuries. No other details have been reported. In Salt Lake City, Utah, a 33-year-old man fatally shot himself in the head while handling a gun that …
Four People Injured in Accidental Shootings A 17-year-old boy in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, was critically injured after shooting himself with a stolen gun. Charges will likely be filed once the investigation is completed. Little information has been reported about an accidental shooting in Marshalltown, Iowa, that injured one adult and one child. Both were taken to the hospital with …
Accidental Shootings Injure a 2-year-old and an 18-year-old Few details were reported about the accidental shooting of a 2-year-old in Denham Springs, Louisiana. The toddler is in stable, but critical condition at the hospital as police investigate the incident. And in Toledo, Ohio, a seriously injured 18-year-old taken to the hospital with at least one …
In Donaldsville, Louisiana, Perry Smith, age 33, shot and killed Trevon Henderson, age 21, who he mistakenly believed was an intruder in his home. A sheriff’s spokesman, said the shooting was a “really unfortunate case of mistaken identity.” Smith was arrested and charged with negligent homicide, among other crimes. Source: David J. Mitchell, “Man Accused …
A three-year old in Baker, Louisiana, found and pulled the trigger on his father’s loaded gun while his father was making lunch. The gun had recently been purchased for the family’s protection. The boy is now dead. It was unclear whether the boy’s father will face charges. “I believe in gun ownership. I grew up …
A six-year old boy was shot by a sibling while sitting in the parking lot of a Family Dollar Store in Dutchtown, Louisiana. He is in critical condition after being taken by MedEvac helicopter to a nearby hospital . No information is available other than that the siblings were sitting together in a car. Presumably, …